Manta Ridge (Arborek)
Indonesia · Raja Ampat, West PapuaA manta ray cleaning station on the ridge off Arborek. Together with Manta Sandy — shallower, between 5 and 8 m, and workable even on a breath-hold — it forms the most reliable pairing for manta encounters in the Coral Triangle. At Manta Sandy the protocol is to sit still on a patch of sand while the mantas let themselves be cleaned overhead; the encounters last between 15 and 30 minutes.
Depth
5–20 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
15 m
Water temperature
28 °C
Current
Strong
Access
Boat
Best time
All year round, peak Oct-April
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
120 USD / dive
Plan your dive
- Best time
- All year round, peak Oct-April
- Approx. price
- 120 USD / dive
A manta ray cleaning station near the village of Arborek, accessible to beginners even on an outgoing tide.
Protection status
Red de áreas marinas protegidas de Raja Ampat (Bird's Head Seascape)
Did you know
El pantalán de Arborek, al lado, es una de las inmersiones de muelle más conocidas de Indonesia: funciona igual de bien para buceadores, apneístas y de noche.
Sources consulted: Papua Diving; La Galigo Liveaboard; White Manta; liveaboardindonesia.com; southeastasiadiving.com; luxuryrajaampat.com
Location
See on the interactive map60 species documented in Manta Ridge (Arborek)
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
VulnerableManta de arrecife
Mobula alfredi
EndangeredNapoleón
Cheilinus undulatus
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
Critically EndangeredAlmeja gigante
Tridacna gigas
Anguila jardinera moteada
Heteroconger hassi
Anguila serpiente de bandas
Myrichthys colubrinus
Anémona alfombra gigante
Stichodactyla gigantea
Anémona disco
Discosoma nummiforme
Anémona magnífica
Heteractis magnifica
Babosa de mar española (Spanish dancer)
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Babosa de mar verrugosa
Onchidium verruculatum
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